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Dumb and dumberer: BAR could be banned from F1 season

Sure, the US Grand Prix was a farce and a blunder of monumental proportions for Formula One, but now, after
providing no other recourse than withdrawal from the race by the Michelin-shod teams, F1 is threatening to punish those
teams for breaking F1 rules. The FIA is claiming that the teams who pulled out just before the race broke at least one
rule and potentially damaged the Formula 1 reputation. The charge is that the teams 'wrongfully refused to allow
[their] cars to start the race.' BAR Honda is facing an especially hard time with this stance by the FIA since they are
under a 12-month probation following the fuel-tank-within-a-fuel-tank violation earlier this season. If the FIA decided
to punish BAR Honda, it could face a 6-month suspension. I would love to see this resolved in a reasonable manner that
would err on letting people race. It would be ridiculous to suspend BAR Honda for following a course of action
recommended for safety reasons.